Kubinka tank museum Hall N 4 virtual tour
Armored personnel carrier BTR-60PA
Designed in 1963. It was mass-produced from 1963 to 1966. It was in service with the Soviet Army. Not used in the battles.
Armored personnel carrier BTR-60PA, Kubinka tank museum
The performance characteristics of the BTR-60PA:
Weight – 9.8 tons
The number of crew (landing) – 2 (12) people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7220 x 2906 x 2375 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds
Armor protection – 8 mm.
Engine power – 180 (90 x 2) horsepower
Maximum speed – 80 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 500 km.
The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h
Design features
Base – BTR-60P.
General layout – the power plant is located at the rear.
Armament – a machine gun is installed on one of the three brackets on the roof of the hull.
Protection – the machine has a supporting body with a roof of 8 mm thick armor plates, the body is welded.
Chassis – two engines are six-cylinder, in-line, four-stroke, carburetor, liquid cooling; two separate mechanical transmissions – from the right engine to drive the wheels of the first and third axles, from the left – to drive the wheels of the second and fourth axles; engine and transmission control drives are interlocked, lever-torsion suspension; jet propulsion jet type.